messroom

[ mes-room, -room ]

/ ˈmɛsˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

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noun

a dining room aboard ship or at a naval base.

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Origin of messroom

First recorded in 1805–15; mess + room

Words nearby messroom

Messines, mess jacket, mess kit, messman, messmate, messroom, Messrs., messuage, mess-up, mess with, messy

How to use messroom in a sentence

I have time to read another before muster, after which we march into the messroom for tea.
The Story of the "Britannia"|E. P. Statham
I am in the middle of a blood-curdling tale, when the corporal comes to clear the messroom.
The Story of the "Britannia"|E. P. Statham
After two sets I go on board again, and, shifting out of flannels, go down to the messroom and finish my story in the Strand.
The Story of the "Britannia"|E. P. Statham
The state of the messroom when I saw it was too horrible to describe.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson

The engineers messroom boy, with bare fat arms, went by the cabin, singing.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson